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Click here to readIncome and appraisal-related issues are two of the three leading reasons why lenders are forced to repurchase loans from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, at an average of $32,288, a study from Reggora and Stratmor found.
Defects across all underwriting categories are on the rise and ‘lenders need to double down’ on precautions, according to ACES Quality Management
Click here to readAs both origination volume and interest rates increased during the second quarter, mortgage defect rates rose too, increasing by nearly 15% compared with the first quarter, Aces Quality Management said.
Click here to readACES Quality Management, Denver, found the overall critical defect rate increased to 1.81% during the second quarter, moving closer to the precarious 2% threshold.
The rate of critical defects found in mortgages post-closing increased to 1.81% of all loans in the second quarter, according to ACES Quality Management (ACES), a provider of enterprise quality management and control software.
Click here to readACES Quality Management, which offers quality control software to the mortgage industry, reports that it recently added 10 new credit union clients to its roster.
Click here to readEven before the Federal Reserve cut rates by 50 basis points, sentiment among our lender clients had shifted noticeably. They were more optimistic and, for the first time in two and a half years, focused once again on capacity and not just cost reduction.
Click here to readWith interest rates trending downward and refinances picking up, the industry is preparing for an upswing. This shift is welcomed good news given the tough origination market over the last two years. However, the most recent ACES Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report found critical defect rates jumped up in the first quarter (Q1) of this year.
Click here to readThe rate of defects in mortgage loans post closing increased 3.27% to 1.58% in the first quarter, ending five quarters of decline, according to ACES’ Mortgage QC Q1 Industry Trends Report.
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